For the Pewamo-Westphalia competitive cheer team, heading to the Deltaplex for the state finals and coming home with a trophy has become an annual event.

On Saturday, the tradition continued.

After coming off a third-place finish in the regional last weekend, the Pirates finished only behind defending champion Michigan Center to win its third-straight Division 4 state runners-up trophy.

“We’re very excited and proud of our girls,” P-W coach Staci Meyers said. They came out and performed the best they have all season, so we are very proud of them and happy to have gotten second.

“The girls are always excited heading into finals and want to keep on the tradition of placing high. It helps them improve on what they are performing that day.”

Michigan Center finished with a score of 731.26 while the Pirates earned a total of 727.52 and Hudson, who edged out P-W for second at the regional tournament, finished third with a score of 723.7.

Pirate senior Brianne Schafer said winning another finals trophy is a great way for her to finish her competitive cheer career.

“I am really excited and proud of the team,” she said.” We turned are nerves into excitement for this week and we just wanted to come here and come out on top.”

Division 3

GRAND RAPIDS -- For the first time in program history, the Lakewood competitive cheer team entered the Deltaplex on Saturday as a participant in the state finals.

After making it to their second-straight regional tournament, the Vikings finished fourth last week to qualify for the Division 3 final, where they finished eighth.

Despite the finish, Lakewood coach Kim Martin said she is proud of her girls for what they have accomplished this season.

“I told the girls to just enjoy being here.” She said. “We are one of the top eight teams in our division and that right there is something to be proud of.

“We came out of last weekend kind of banged up so I had to do some changing around. We had a good round one and decent round three, but round two is our weak spot. That’s what we are going to have to nail down next year.”

The Vikings entered the second round in fifth place after earning a score of 194.28 their first time on the mat. However, they fell back after taking a 194.28 in their next trip. They earned a third-round score of 296.6 to finish with a total of 708.58.

Defending D3 state champion Richmond won the title again, earning a score of 768.64. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep took second with a total of 765.84, while Grosse Ille finished third with a score of 753.9.